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Photographic art that stirs the soul. To purchase a print, or other products, simply click on the "Buy" button on the lower right hand side of the photo to see pricing and selection. Enjoy what you see, and let your friends know where to find photographic art that celebrates design and Creation!

Time exposure of the Christopher S. Bond Bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Lit with red gels for the Kansas City Chiefs/Tennessee Titans playoff game, Saturday, January 6th, 2018. Taken at twilight from the middle of the bridge during Friday night rush hour. The high lines against the cabling of the bridge are commercial buses and trucks, the low headlight and taillight trails are from cars going by.

This is the "Diamond Ring" part of the total solar eclipse of Monday, August 21st, 2017, as the moon crosses the sun. Irregularities on the surface of the moon create a brighter area as sunlight skips across mountains and canyons. This lasts only a few seconds as the moon passes across the majority of the sun.

Collage of the Total Solar Eclipse of August 21st, 2017. The top image shows the first 'bite' out of the sun by the covering moon. The phase at the three o'clock position is the moon making its way across the sun. The bottom image at six o'clock shows the moon almost completely covering the sun. The image at nine o'clock is the moon leaving the sun and restoring the normal view. Center image is during totality, showing what is known as the 'diamond ring' where sunlight skips off the mountains and canyons of the irregularities on the surface of the moon.

The planet Venus is seen to the left of the "eye" of the total solar eclipse of August 21st, 2017. This view shows the blue light and the aura produced by the moon obscuring the sunlight as well as the corona of the sun.

"Portrait of a Warrior" is a female Southern Bald Eagle, the symbol of our nation, sporting a bloody beak and a fierce stare. This is a portrait of Liberty, an educational bird who was on display in Alton, Illinois, at the The National Great Rivers Museum at Melvin Price Locks and Dam, during a freezing January. She had just been fed a rat prior to being on display, which explains her bloody beak in my portrait of her. I was about six feet away when I made this photograph and used a flash bounced off the wall to her right so that I could retain detail in her white feathers as well as illuminate her darker plumage. I had spent the morning photographing her cousins in the wild along the Mississippi River at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary on the Missouri side of the river, and had gone to the lock and dam museum to warm up. Finding Liberty there was one of those happy accidents in the life of an artist!

BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) locomotive crossing the Missouri River at Sibley, Missouri near Fort Osage. This vibrant image puts you there, on the tracks, with power and bulk looming in front of you! I was on bended knee behind my tripod on the tracks just past the bridge itself, and had only a moment to capture this as the locomotive was definitely headed my way. Photographic decisions had to be made correctly and on time to avoid disaster.

You can almost feel the fog descending in this thickly wooded forest on an early morning.

This scene is in Fleming Park in Jackson County, Missouri, home of Lake Jacomo. Created on a rare foggy morning just behind a picnic shelter, there are many possible compositions within this frame. With the strong vertical lines to each side, the scene invites the viewer to enter into the sanctuary of the forest, amidst the enshrouding mist.

Extremely detailed close study of a Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive in black and white. A strong, graphic image of power and an era of industrial strength.

This image is of a driver and wheel on Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4023 - the world's largest steam locomotive. This is on display in Kenefick Park in Omaha, Nebraska and is a five exposure color image converted to black and white.

A dramatic black sky against the stark white of the Christian Church in historic Sibley, Missouri, site of Fort Osage, the precursor to present day Fort Leavenworth.

This scene emphasizes the forethought in the architecture of the church building itself, as the cupola of the church forms an arrow pointing toward Heaven. The stark contrast in the image focuses the eye to the detail in the church, under a vast expanse of featureless sky. The white building symbolizes the triumph of light over the surrounding darkness. Built in 1910, it is still in use today.

Mysterious and dreamlike, the mist of morning rises amidst a forest of trees rising from the waters.

This image was made at the Eastern end of Blue Springs Lake, part of Fleming Park in Jackson County, Missouri, on a foggy morning. There are layers of density in this image, and room for imagination and wonder of what might lie within.

Delicate, intimate white rose petals enfold you as you see into a mysterious swirl of pastel, muted color.

This image is a macro photograph of a white rose, closely cropped to let you enter a world one does not usually see. While simple, the inner complexity of design is revealed in layers of form and texture.
Perfection in delicacy, only displayed for a short time in nature, but in a photo available to pleasure the eye anytime.

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 will go down in history as the day Kansas City celebrated in style with hundreds of thousands of cheering fans at the 2015 World Series Victory Rally. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets in five games by coming from behind in the final game to make it an exciting finish to a wonderful Series.

The 7101 Tower at College Boulevard and Metcalf in Overland Park, Kansas, locally known as the Darth Vader building, lights up with the KC of the Kansas City Royals to salute the team during the American League Division Series 2015, where Kansas City has home field advantage.

The Giralda Tower on the Country Club Plaza is lit in blue against a Royal blue evening to celebrate the Kansas City Royals participation in the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros in October of 2015. This tower is a symbol of Kansas City's sisterhood with Seville, Spain, and is a half size replica of a Muslim mosque from the 12th Century. A Christian belfry was added to the original in 1568. The Giralda Tower stands 42 meters, or 138 feet, above 47th Street,diagonally across from the J.C. Nichols fountain.

The J.C. Nichols fountain is blue for the Kansas City Royals run in the American League Division Series 2015 against the Houston Astros. The fountain was recently refurbished and is a very popular spot on the Country Club Plaza.

The Women's Leadership Fountain at 9th and The Paseo in Kansas City is blue for the Kansas City Royals entry in the American League Division Series in 2015. This is the second fountain and the oldest working fountain in Kansas City. It was designed by George Kessler and John VanBrunt and was finished in 1899. It was restored over a thirty year period and completed in 2003.

Clouds move and reveal a starry night over Union Station in Kansas City as the banners proclaim the Kansas City Royals the World Series Champions for 2015. They won it all this year over the New York Mets in five games.

The Westside Fountain flows Royal Blue to honor the Kansas City Royals run in the American League Division Series in 2015. This is one of five fountains in the Kansas City area dyed blue for the October post season appearance of the Royals for the second year in a row.

A small slice of a huge crowd covering the North lawn of Liberty Memorial for the World Series 2015 Victory Rally for the Kansas City Royals. A sea of humanity celebrated as most of Kansas City turned out for a spectacular November day. Unusually warm temperatures helped everyone enjoy the festivities.

A young lady wears a crown while viewing a vast crowd of Royals fans at the 2015 World Series Victory Rally, Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015. This was purported to be one of the largest crowds in the history of Kansas City.

A young Royals fan tips the bucket drumming street performer set up in the middle of Main Street. The street was closed for the 2015 World Series Victory Rally, Tuesday, November 3rd, to accommodate hundreds of thousands of baseball fans.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is Royal Blue for the 2015 World Series victory by the Kansas City Royals over the New York Mets in the 111th edition of the Fall Classic. The light on the West side says. "Crowned" in reference to the Royals winning it all after falling short the previous World Series in the 7th game.

Remnants of the crush of people in evidence after the November 3rd Victory Rally for the 2015 World Series victory of the Royals over the New York Mets. Earlier in the day it was a standing room only crowd of hundreds of thousands of fans to see the team and the trophy.

Confetti and flags fly at the conclusion of the 2015 World Series Victory Rally at Union Station in Kansas City. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets in five games in the Fall Classic with historic come from behind victories in several games.

The Roasterie DC3 'flies' against the backdrop of downtown Kansas City. The former TWA aircraft has become the trademark of The Roasterie coffee company, which air roasts coffee beans and offers tours underneath this aircraft at their headquarters just off Southwest Boulevard. The plane seems to be continuing its takeoff using the curve of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in the background.